Bomb threats levied against several Alberta Safeway stores
Posted Nov 14, 2014 1:56 pm.
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Calgary Police and the RCMP are investigating after four bomb threats were levied against several Alberta Safeway stores.
Three locations, two in Calgary and one in Cochrane, had to be evacuated around 11 A.M. Friday morning.
In each of the incidents, Tactical Units had to respond creating a huge disruption to shoppers while police cleared the scene.
Every threat turned out to be a hoax and police allowed customers to return.
“Yesterday there was one in Fort McMurray and it was traced back to a call made in the United States, so that one turned out to be a hoax,” said Calgary Police Detective Steve Adair. “We take them seriously, each and every time, even though we had some information that they may not be a threat.”
“It is suspicious, certainly someone has something against Safeway and it would not be impossible for them to carry out their threats,” he said. “That’s why we have to take it serious!”
Adair tells 660News there could be a number of charges laid against the person or people responsible because of the disruption.
They’re still trying to determine if all four incidents are related.
660News did reach out to Public Affairs within Safeway, who has not been available for comment since the posting of this story.
